投稿者: Vincent Ni China affairs correspondent
Broadcasters ordered not to promote ‘sissy’ men in attempt to reshape country’s entertainment industryChina has banned some reality talent shows and ordered broadcasters not to promote “sissy” men, in the latest attempt to reshape the culture of the co…
Tough measures were deployed after the recent Delta variant outbreakCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina’s health authority has reported no new locally transmitted symptomatic Covid cases for the first time since the Delta …
Now it’s clear the virus is not going away debate about what approach the country should adopt next is emergingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs the highly transmissible Delta variant continues to spread across at least 17 …
Analysis: Xi Jinping wants his country to appear more lovable, but critics say Beijing’s efforts are too superficialChina’s appointment of a new ambassador to the US has shone a light on the ongoing debate among analysts about how Beijing communicates …
First Washington press conference stresses “mutual exploration, understanding and adaptation”China’s new envoy to the US, Qin Gang, struck a conciliatory tone in his debut press conference upon arrival in Washington on Wednesday.“I believe that the doo…
Authorities reclassify animal as vulnerable with a population outside captivity of 1,800Giant pandas are no longer endangered in the wild, but they are still vulnerable with a population outside captivity of 1,800, Chinese officials have said after yea…
Tech firm, which just launched its IPO in New York, is latest online giant to be targeted by Chinese authoritiesChina’s internet regulator has launched an investigation into one of the country’s biggest ride-hailing services, Didi, two days after the c…
Messages of Beijing’s ‘invincibility’ have been spread far and wide as party approaches its 100th birthdayIn the summer of 1921, 13 young men severely disillusioned by China’s post-imperial development gathered in Shanghai to form a communist party. On…
Beijing lodges diplomatic protest with Japan after defence minister calls island a ‘democratic country’China and Japan are once again embroiled in a diplomatic row over Taiwan, in the latest example of Beijing’s extreme sensitivity over the status of t…
Raymond Siu blames protests on ‘fake news’ – but critics fear the label will be used to muzzle dissentHong Kong’s new police chief has called for a “fake news” law to tackle “hostility against the police”, in what analysts see as an indication of the n…
Analysis: A palpable chill has run through the Hong Kong media, amid warnings about ‘fake news’ The fate of Apple Daily, one of Hong Kong’s bestselling tabloids, should not come as a surprise. On the day Jimmy Lai, its founder, was sentenced to 14 mont…
Bao Yinan from East China University of Political Science and Law accused over WeChat statementsA Chinese academic has been suspended by his university after he advocated polygamy on his personal WeChat account, sparking a new discussion around China’…
Analysis: some observers say Beijing may well seek to undermine Nato unity in response to being accused of posing a systemic challenge to western valuesWhen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) was established on 4 April 1949, its mission was …
EDF subsidiary reportedly warned of ‘imminent radiological threat’ at Taishan nuclear power plantA French nuclear company has said it is working to resolve a “performance issue” at a plant it part-owns in China’s southern Guangdong province after an ea…
Many are beginning to fear the world may soon be caught in the crossfire between Beijing and WashingtonIn July 1971, US national security adviser Henry Kissinger embarked on a secret mission to China, then America’s sworn enemy. This 48-hour ice-breaki…